We hope you join our Music Together Family this Winter. We offer classes on Saturdays beginning January 10, 2015 at 11155 Clayton Road.

Call 314-359-2161 to register or send your name and address info to 1753 Highview Circle Ct. Ballwin, MO. 63021

$180 for 10 week semester plus wonderful CD’s and songbooks!

CLASS DESCRIPTION
This class is a great activity for you and your child to participate. A Music Together ® class can benefit children for the the rest of their lives. Children explore the world in completely different ways than adults. They use many different languages–the language of clay, the language of blocks, the language of paper and crayon, and of course, the language of sound.
Classes meet for 45 minutes each week for 10 weeks. During the class period, children and their caregivers play with music and movement exploring a diverse range of sound and rhythm. Caregiver participation provides an atmosphere that allows children to freely explore music and dance. Music Together classes allow parents and young children the chance to explore their relationship in a musical way. In addition, the diversity of music provides a strong musical foundation for future formal instruction.

Class Expectations
It’s easy to forget that children have rights. In Music Together class children have the right not to participate. By allowing each child to experience the class at their own comfort level (whether sitting and quietly watching or jumping into the spotlight), they will grow musically and actively participate when they are ready. You are your child’s first and greatest teacher. Therefore my one requirement is that all grown-ups participate 100%.

Looking for a warm winter activity? Join us in our sunny room full of fun music, dancing and instruments.

Email Angela to register or call 314-359-2161

As we work to support learning and growing in all aspects of life, we are so excited to announce our new shop on Etsy.com, where we are selling hand-knit scarves and hats. Want to keep your little ones warm on the way to class? Check it out!

April 21, 2014

Connections between literacy and music?

One of the tools that has proven effective in over 30 years of teaching reading has been the power of using music. As I have observed children over the years, I have grown to value the importance of music as a springboard to all learning—especially literacy development. Continue reading →

Play is the WORK of the CHILD

During our music classes children and parents are often entertained and there is a set agenda that we teachers create but at home it is much different!  Home time is where much of your child’s musical exploration occurs. Home time is a much more important time for development because it’s where your child freely plays and explores through imagination and experimentation.  “Play is the Work of the Child” (Maria Montessori)  This is where their imagination takes hold and they create a world to work through the thinking and emotions they’re developing.

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Would your child like support in his or her growth as a budding learner? I would love to help with one-on-one tutoring in my home.

How does tutoring work?

I start with an Interest Interview. In this interview I will listen for the child’s passion areas and assess the child’s current reading level. I use formal and informal methods to conduct the assessment.

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